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"808 Monticello Ave" and the Painting of It

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Sometimes the weather just ain't so bad for working outdoors either on gardening, woodwork, bikeriding, or perhaps even art via "plein air". Such was the case this past Saturday during the mid-day section of sunlight. June 7th I found myself working on painting what might just be called a "home portrait" or simply put I was painting a house as an artist and not a commercial house painter. Forgive me for getting so technical but if I am not specific about this point some people take it that I can give them an estimate of house much it would take to do their house. But they don't mean on canvas but rather putting up a new color on their place of residence...well no matter you understand I know. This particular house belongs to a really unique couple who are younger but not too much so, the wife ran a gallery in town for a while called "Firefish" which I did submit many paintings over the last three years or so, selling a few too from